Garment



Dec. 5, 1950 A. PEITZMAN ETAL GARMENT Filed June 12, 1946 INVENTORS RALPH M. PE/TZM/I/V y ABRAHAM PE/7'ZM/IN A TTOR/VEX Patented Dec. 5, 1950 Abraham Peitzman, Philadelp i e zelire ise ieealt zsh NP 17-62 3;

2 Claims, (Cl. 2-75,)

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The invention has for an object the construction of a wramaround child's dresswhich'm'ay be putv on and riemo fw ith ease and which, when worn, has the appearance of a regular dress front garment cpmprising waist and skirt portions. v,

The invention has foranother object the construction of a wrap-around childfs' dresswhich overlaps, t at of he wa sipqriiq thereof, along, a diagonal line extending from the rear of theneck portion at t v waistto the 'side of the garment the b g at the lower end of the waist; ale g'the" same side of the garment fronf izlfe beltfl r, for the full, length of the skirt port With these objects in view, together with others which may appear in the following description, a preferred embodiment of the invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawmgs.

Figure 1 is a front elevational view of a preferred form of completed garment embodying the invention,

Figure 2 is a rear elevational view of the garment shown in Figure 1,

Figure 3 is a plan view of the outside of the garment shown in Figures 1 and 2, with the garment in spread out condition, and

Figure 4 is a horizontal cross sectional view of the garment taken just above the belt line there- In carrying out the invention, we provide a dress garmentiespecially for children and having combined waist and skirt portions which preferably are made up of separate pieces stitched together to form a single one-piece wrap-around garment. By making the dress of separate pieces stitched together, the resultant wraparound garment has the appearance, when worn, of the usual slipover type of child's dress so far as the styling thereof is concerned. In the particular style shown, which may be varied according to the will of the designer, the waist 5 is provided with the decorated front panel 6, the decorated neck opening I at the upper end thereof, and the sleeves 8, 8. It will be obvious that the sleeves may be eliminated if desired and the waist provided with suitable openings in lieu thereof to receive the arms of the wearer e garment for persona'hwar' aiidinoi has the two overlapping edge portions 9, 9 which extend diagonally from the center of the rear of the heckj'opening l atthe flipper end 'ofthe' waist to one side of the garment atthb "gathered 'b'e'Itf 1mg it "his rower end' (if "the"waist1"Suitable" means, such as button'sjsnaps', afzi'pper'or'the' 'likegshown at if! name; used to s'ecureftheoven' lappingedge portiiins" 9,"9"to each "other" to form The"'skirt portion l2, which may be formed of one or more p eces; accordingto"the styling:

thereof, is preferably s'ec'iiie'dto the Waist por tion 5 along the gathered belt line H) and has tneovei'la p gsfde "edge"- portion areas i3, is which 6X I tinufatiohf of the overlap in "line ofthe' Edges fiTilinthawaisjt. Suitabletapes lflf'and' [5 are suitably "secured," as'"b'y' stitching, "to the "dress at 'the'belt line'fliil, see Figurefi, the tape" it being sectli ed at the left hand edge of the'dress'blan'k ah'dthf tapeWB b'ein'g secured at'a spaced distan'cewnerenom are pointapprokim'ately beneath the sleeve closest to the point of attachment of the tape 14. It will be seen from Figure 4 that the tapes M and I5 are secured to the belt line of the dress at points which are positioned on opposite sides thereof directly beneath the sleeves, when the dress is worn. When the dress is worn, the tape 14, which is secured at one edge of the dress blank, is passed through the opening l6 formed in the belt line of the dress blank closely adjacent to the opposite edge thereof and is then turned back toward the back of the dress and the back of the wearer thereof, see Figure 4, where the tapes M and I5 are tied in a bow knot to thus hold the overlapped portions I3, l3 0f the skirt in place and to hold the dress securely in place on the person of the wearer thereof, the overlap of the edge areas l3, I3 is sufficient so that in all normal uses of the dress there is no danger of unsightly openings taking place.

It will be obvious that we have provided a wrap-around childs dress garment having the usual dress styling and which is very easy to put on and take ofi. Furthermore due to the one-piece flat construction, the laundering and the ironing of the garment will be greatly simplified.

To place the dress on a child, the garment is held up open with the free edges spaced apart as shown in Figure l, and the arms of the wearer are thrust through the sleeves. The dress is then wrapped around the child and the waist overlapping edges closed upon each other by means of the fastening members ll, then the tape 14 is placed through the opening l6, turned rearwardly and tied in a bow knot with the tape [5, which has also been turned rearwardly, in the rear of the wearer thus causing the overlapping edges I 3, l3 of the skirt to fall into place and at the same time holding the dress securely in place on the person of the wearer;

We claim:

1. A wrap-around garment comprising a onepiece structure combining waist and skirt portions joined together at a belt line, said waist portion having arm and neck openings and having a pair of terminal edge portions in the rear thereof extending diagonally from the rear of the neck opening at the top of the waist to one side of the waist at the lower end thereof at the belt line, said edge portions uniformly overlapping each other sufficiently to be fastened together to form a rear diagonally extending v closure for said waist, said skirt portion having vertically extending overlapping edge areas extending from the belt line to the bottom of the skirt in continuation respectively of the waist overlapping edges and tapes secured to the garment at the belt line to encircle the rear thereof and to maintain the skirt in overlapped relation and to maintain the garment in place with the front portion of the dress belt line smooth and flat on the person of the wearer regardless of the length of the remaining portion of the beltline.

2. A childs wrap-around garment having a dress front comprising a one-piece structure combining waist and skirt portions each made up of one or more separate pieces stitched together and joined to each other at a gathered belt line, said waist portion having arm and neck openings and having a pair of terminal edge portions in the rear thereof extending diagonally from the center rear of the neck opening to one side of the waist at the belt line, said edge portions uniformly overlapping each other just enough to be fastened together to form a rear diagonally extending closure for said waist, said skirt portion having overlapping edge areas extending vertically from the belt line to the bottom of the skirt in continuation respectively of the corresponding waist overlapping edges, an opening in the belt line closely adjacent to that edge of the garment which is beneath a sleeve thereof, and two tapes secured to the garment at the belt line thereof, one tape being secured closely adjacent to the opposite edge of the garment and being adapted to pass through said opening and the other tape being secured approximately midway between the said edges beneath the other sleeve, said tapes encircling the rear of the waist to maintain the skirt in overlapped relation and to maintain the garment in position with that portion of the dress belt line at the front thereof between said opening and the point of said other tape fastening smooth and fiat on the person of the wearer regardless of the length of the remaining portion of the belt line.

ABRAHAM PEITZMAN. RALPH M. PEITZMAN.

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UNITED STATES PATENTS Number Name Date Re. 19,669 Schrank Aug. 13, 1935 D. 137,426 Nachman et a1. Mar. '7, 1944.

998,122 Sato July 18, 1911 1,796,152 Holme Mar. 10, 1931 2,017,750 Carafiol Oct. 15, 1935 

